Patrick called the Texas Rangers, the Texas Department of Public Safety division that leads major incident crime investigations, in part because he doesn’t “want anything to mar” Houston’s Super Bowl.

"In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football," Patrick wrote. "Tom Brady's jersey has great historical value and is already being called 'the most valuable NFL collectable ever.' It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day. It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas."